Suspect Breaks Man's Ankle Over MAGA Hat, Gets Taken Down By Bystanders

Jonathan Sparks said a man jumped him from behind and broke his ankle because he was wearing a MAGA hat

Tucson, AZ – An Arizona man had his ankle shattered by a man who attacked him from behind because he was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat popularized by President Donald Trump and carrying a pro-Trump sign.

Jonathan Sparks said he felt someone grab on to his MAGA hat and pull him back by his hair, according to KVOA.

Sparks said the suspect jumped onto his ankle and broke it into four pieces.

Sparks grabbed his ankle and then tried to grab his MAGA hat and both of them fell to the ground, Sparks said.

“Then I heard the words Hitler, Nazi and Trump. He was shouting things like that,” Sparks said, according to KVOA. “He came over the top of me and over and over again, he hit me.”

Witnesses came over and pulled the attacker off of Sparks, he said. The bystanders held the suspect until the Tucson Police Department arrived. Police say the incident happened Nov. 4.

Daniel Brito, 42, was arrested for robbery and taken to jail, according to Tucson Police Department Officer Ray Smith. He was later released, according to the Pima County Jail.

Sparks said his assault would have been treated a lot different if he had carried an anti-Trump sign, “a rainbow sign, or I was a black guy which then, I think there would be a sea of reporters here.”

KVOA published a photo of one of the pro-Trump signs that read: “Jobs not mobs, vote Republican this Tuesday.”

Sparks is recovering from surgery after he spent 20 hours in the hospital, according to KVOA.

“I was attacked with vengeance by an evil man but you know what I learned, you know what God taught me through the whole thing? How wonderful Tucson is,” said Sparks, according to KVOA. “There were people who pulled him off, paramedics who stayed with me there is a police officer that protected me.”

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silenthill27

Nov 25, 2018

typical insane libtards. get a permit and carry. take care of these idiots real fast

RCK

Nov 22, 2018

It is, IMO. No different than hitting someone in the mouth who is speaking either for or against the government, etc.. The attack was not 'personal' but politically fueled, as the name-calling indicates.

davidebrwn

Nov 21, 2018

"Funny how it's free speech when a liberal holds threatening signs or pictures or makes actual threats to a person and especially to the POTUS but a man standing peacefully wearing a MAGA cap and holding a pro-Trump sign and the liberals go into irate mode instantly." could not be more true

artw44

Nov 19, 2018

Why isn't this a hate crime?

walchung

Nov 19, 2018

Taken down?? They should have stomped him so bad he couldn't count his fingers.